breaking land

[just_wondering]

With Canola I would be carfull about seeding depth but you could possiblly broadcast and harrow.
I would go with a cereal.
We generally seed fall rye on breaking land. if seeded early you can't screw it up.

[ado089]

Hammer it hard with 1.5 L plus of roundup in the spring and dirrect seed it with the smallest oppener possible. Sod lumps will be your biggest problem but if you can minimize disturbance that issue should be mittigated. Also plan on using some lontrel to take care of any alfalfa outbreaks ...eclipse is a cheap source of a healthy dose of lontrel. This will also take care of buckwheat which can also be a problem once you get rid of the competition that hay provides.

[BreadWinner]

Dont seed canola! you cant get a good seed bed because it will be all clumps and no loose dirt. Even if you get it seeded there is usually a wireworm problem and your crop starts to die when podding.I have seeded barley into it only when sprayed with 2L the previous July and 1L in Sept. It will only Yeild about 30bus/ac and that was on a wet year. If you havent sprayed it yet dont waist your time. With inputs at record levels it isnt worth the risk.